Table 1 Descriptive statistics (N = 266)
Informal carer health and socioeconomic characteristics | |
|---|---|
Mean age in years (SD) | 62 (14.7) |
Male (%) | 38.3 |
Health status (%) | |
Very good and good | 55 |
Quite poor, poor and very poor | 45 |
Education level (%) | |
Lowa | 50 |
Middleb | 37 |
Highc | 12 |
Monthly income (%) | |
< € 2000 | 50.44 |
≥ € 2000 | 49.56 |
In work (%) | 38.6 |
Relationship to care recipient | |
Living together (%) | 56.8 |
Family relationship (%) | |
Child | 44.4 |
Spouse | 31.2 |
Other | 24.4 |
Quality of relationshipd (%) | |
Very good and good | 65 |
Quite poor, poor and very poor | 35 |
Caregiving activities | |
Help in day/night supervision (%) | 68.2/51.9 |
Managing contacts with formal care (%) | 64.6 |
Help in ADL/ IADL (%) | 45.5/46.6 |
Mean hours of informal care per day (SD) | 4.1 (4.6) |
Mean years dedicated to informal care (SD) | 6.4 (7.1) |
Impact of caregiving on carer e | |
Depression (%) | 20.6 |
Sleep problems (%) | 32.7 |
Stress – anxiety (%) | 47.7 |
Neglecting private life (%) | 32.7 |
Carer self-reported need for support services | |
Need for respite care (%) | 26 |
Need for care training (%) | 18 |
Need for support group (%) | 20 |
Carer WTP to reduce care by one hour | |
Mean WTP (SD) | 12.1 (8) |
- mean carer monthly income < €2000 (SD) | 11.8 (8.6) |
- mean carer monthly income ≥ €2000 (SD) | 12.4 (7.9) |
Care recipients | |
Mean age in years (SD) | 80 (8.7) |
Male (%) | 36.8 |
Health status (%) | |
Very good and good | 39.5 |
Quite poor, poor and very poor | 60.5 |
Benefiting from professional help | 25.8 |